[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 9133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2469]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0136]


30-Day Notice; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Regular Clearance, 
Extension of a currently approved collection;
    Title of Information Collection: HHS Acquisition Regulation HHSAR 
Part 324, Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information;
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-0136;
    Use: This request for clearance covers the reporting requirements 
for the Confidentiality of Information Clause at Health and Human 
Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) 35.224-70. This requirement is 
used to protect personal interest of individuals, corporate interests 
of non-governmental organizations, and the capacity of the Government 
to provide public services when information from or about individuals, 
organizations, or Federal agencies is provided to or obtained by 
contractors in performance of Departmental contracts.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping, Reporting, on occasion;
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and Federal government;
    Annual Number of Respondents: 430;
    Total Annual Responses: 430;
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes;
    Total Annual Hours: 3,440;
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS 
Web site address at http://www.hhs.gov/ocio/infocollect/pending/ or e-
mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
received within 30 days of this notice directly to the Desk Officer at 
the address below: OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, Attention: (OMB 0990-0136), New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: February 10, 2006.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-2469 Filed 2-21-06; 8:45 am]
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